20022024-JTR-01.qxd 2/20/2024 12:52 AM Page 1 c m y b Jalandhar tribune TWO MORE MEMBERS OF ROBBERS’ GANG NABBED DRIVE TO CHECK ‘CHINESE STRING’ SALE LAUNCHED JENNIFER ANISTON CALLS ADAM “VERY GOOD FRIEND” Police arrest two more members of the gang involved in looting petrol pumps at gunpoint in Hoshiarpur. P2 Abohar MC staff carried out a drive to check the material displayed at the kite and string shops. P3 Jennifer Aniston called Adam Sandler an “extraordinary father, husband & one of the most loyal friends”. P4 » » FORECAST PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 18°C | MIN 12°C YESTERDAY MAX 24.5°C | MIN 14.6°C SUNSET TUESDAY 6.14 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6:58 AM » TUESDAY | 20 FEBRUARY 2024 | JALANDHAR INBRIEF COPS CLUELESS IN MURDER CASE Phagwara: Even after more than five years, the Nakodar Sadar police have failed to make any breakthrough in the murder of an eight-year-old child at Mallian Kalan village. The child, Anwar Tariq, was found murdered on November 23, 2018, and his body was lying near a tree in a field. SHO Jai Pal said a case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC was registered. Further investigation was on in the case. OC Three of family killed, 1 hurt in road mishap TWO POS LAND IN POLICE NET Nakodar: The Nakodar City police have arrested a proclaimed offender. Investigating officer Rannjit Singh said the accused had been identified as Harminder Singh, alias Happy, a resident of Shankar. He was wanted in a case of drug peddling. Meanwhile, the Shahkot police arrested a proclaimed offender, Pardeep Singh, a resident of Badhanni Kalan village in Moga district. He was wanted in a case of cheating said IO Kashmir Singh. OC THIEVES FLEE WITH CASH Phagwara: Unidentified miscreants struck at a house in Hargobind Nagar, here, on Sunday evening. The suspects entered the house after breaking open the locks of the door. They took away cash and a bag containing documents. Santokh Singh, a former FCI officer, told the police that when he returned from evening walk, he found his room ransacked. The police have registered a case under Sections 454 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code and started investigations into the matter. OC Tribune News Service Katoch told the police that he was a resident of Saincha village falling under the Sadar police station, Hoshiarpur. After attending his daughter’s wedding, Sahil, along with his grandparents and cousin, was going to his sister’s in-laws’ house in his car around 6:30 am. When he reached near Hariana, a stray animal came in front of their vehicle all of a sudden. As a result, the car went out of control and collided with a tree on the roadside. Surinder said his son Sahil and father Roshan Lal died on the spot, while his mother Ved Kumari succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. His nephew Yuvraj Singh was referred to Jalandhar owing to his serious condition. Drug smuggling racket busted City resident held in ~1.97L fraud case The ill-fated vehicle that met with an accident near Hariana in Hoshiarpur. TRIBUNE PHOTO Our Correspondent Hoshiarpur, February 19 Three members of a family died, while another suffered serious injuries when the car they were travelling in collided with a tree on the Dasuya road here. The deceased have been identified as Captain Roshan Lal, his wife Ved Kumari and their grandson Sahil. Sahil, a soldier in the Indian Army, came on leave to attend his sister’s wedding. The mishap took place while he was going to his sister’s in-laws’ house in his fourwheeler with the bride’s car. The vehicle went out of control and collided with a tree on the roadside near Hariana. Captain Roshan Lal and his grand- Roshan Lal Sahil CAR RAMS INTO TREE The vehicle went out of control and collided with a tree on the roadside near Hariana. Captain Roshan Lal and his grandson Sahil died on the spot, while Ved Kumari and another grandson Yuvraj suffered serious injuries in the mishap. son Sahil died on the spot, while Ved Kumari and another grandson Yuvraj suffered serious injuries in the mishap. Sahil’s father Surinder Singh 1 held, 200 grams of heroin recovered from his possession Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 19 The Jalandhar Police Commissionerate has busted a racket involved in smuggling of drugs with the arrest of a person. The police also recovered 200 grams of heroin from his possession. Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said the police had got a tip-off that a gang involved in drug peddling was operative in the city. After getting information, the police laid a trap near Joginder Nagar T-point in Rama Mandi. The police intercepted a Toyota Innova SUV bearing registration number PB-08-ED-0214 coming from the Hoshiarpur side. The Police Commissioner said during search, the police recovered 200 grams The suspect in police custody in Jalandhar. TRIBUNE PHOTO FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ON Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma said a case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered against the suspect at the Rama Mandi police station. Further investigations were on in the case. of heroin from the vehicle. The police arrested the car driver identified as Rohit Kumar of Mohalla Jaswant Nagar, Tarn Taran. The CP said a case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act was registered against the suspect at the Rama Mandi police station. Further investigations were on in the case. Vehicle thief lands in police net Over 90K voters 10 stolen two-wheelers recovered from his possession registered so far Jalandhar, February 19 As many as 90,032 eligible persons have enrolled their names in the voters’ list so far for the SGPC polls in Jalandhar district. Reviewing the progress of voters’ registration drive, Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal directed the officials to ensure that no eligible voter was left without registration in the list. He stated that special camps were being held across the district to facilitate voters to register themselves for the upcoming SGPC polls so that they could exercise their franchise. The DC asked all SDMs to personally monitor the exercise of voter’s registration in their respective areas. He said special camps had received massive response in the district with over 85,000 persons applying for registration so far. He said the district had six SGPC constituencies Phillaur, Nakodar, Shahkot, Adampur, Jalandhar city and Kartarpur. He mentioned that all Block Development and Panchayats Officers (BDPOs) were ensuring public announcements in villages so that a maximum number of people could register as voters for the SGPC elections. He also urged representatives of Sikh organisations in sensitising people to register as voters. MAN HELD WITH ILLICIT LIQUOR Phagwara: The Mehat Pur police have arrested a person on the charge of selling illicit liquor. The suspect has been identified as Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Vehran village. Investigating officer Jaswinder Singh said nine bottles of hooch were seized from his possession. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 14 of the Punjab Excise Act was registered against the suspect. He was later released on bail. OC SGPC ELECTIONS Jalandhar, February 19 The Lambra police have arrested a city-based man in a fraud case. The suspect has been identified as Luv Kumar (38), a resident of Hussainpur in Lambra. The police registered a case against him on February 14. Kartarpur DSP Palwinder Singh said Neeta, a resident of Rampur Lallian village in Lambra, lodged a complaint with the police on July, 12, 2023 stating that the suspect duped him of ~1.97 lakh. During investigation, it came to fore that the suspect was a habitual offender as 16 cases of fraud, assault, loot, snatching, theft and kidnapping were already registered against him. Balbir Singh, SHO of the Lambra police station, said: “The suspect has been duping people on the pretext of providing them plots. He took a sum of ~1.97 lakh from the victim on the pretext of providing a plot. He neither provided him a plot nor refunded the money.” — TNS The suspect was arrested at a naka at Dana Mandi, Kapurthala. TRIBUNE PHOTO Tribune News Service THREE VEHICLES SOLD Jalandhar, February 19 The Kapurthala police arrested a vehicle thief and recovered 10 stolen two-wheelers from his possession. The suspect has been identified as Karanpal Singh, alias Karan, a resident of Mohalla Killewal in Kapurthala. The suspect was arrested at a naka at Dana Mandi, Kapurthala, with a stolen motorbike yesterday. During questioning, the police recov- During investigation, it was found that the suspect sold three stolen motorbikes to Jagjot Singh, alias Jagga, a resident of Mushkved village in Kapurthala, a few days ago. A case was registered in this regard at the Kapurthala city police station on February 11. ered eight more stolen motorcycles and a scooter from his possession. A case under Sections 379 and 411 of the IPC was registered against the suspect Ensure over 70 pc turnout in LS polls: ADC to officials Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 19 Keeping in view the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development)-cum-District Nodal Officer of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Jasbir Singh today asked district officers to speed up the activities to increase the voting percentage in the district. After a videoconference with the Additional Chief Electoral Officer at the District Administrative Complex here, the ADC issued necessary directions to the officers to prepare a detailed strategy regarding the conduct of Assembly-level SVEEP activities to ensure maximum voter participation in the elections. Laying special emphasis on increasing voting percentage of youths, women, PwD and urban voters, the ADC said special SVEEP activities should be carried out to achieve the goal of maximum voter turnout among these sections through motivation. He also asked the officials to include district SVEEP PREPARE DETAILED STRATEGY After a videoconference with the Additional Chief Electoral Officer at the District Administrative Complex here, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development)-cum-District Nodal Officer of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Jasbir Singh issued necessary directions to the officers to prepare a detailed strategy regarding the conduct of Assembly-level SVEEP activities to ensure maximum voter participation in the elections. icons in these activities. He directed the officials to make special efforts to increase the vote percentage by reaching out to polling locations where vote percentage was lower during the previous elections. Earlier, the ADC participated in the meeting held by the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, through videoconference and informed about the SVEEP activities being conducted in the district. The ADC also said special attention should be paid to ensure over 70 per cent voter turnout during the Lok Sabha elections. at the Kapurthala City police station. During investigation, it was found that the suspect had sold three stolen motorbikes to Jagjot Singh, alias Jagga, a resident of Mushkved village in Kapurthala, a few days ago. A case was registered in this regard at the Kapurthala city police station on February 11. The police said further investigations were on in the case and more revelations were expected. Migrant nabbed for illegal mining Our Correspondent Phagwara, February 19 The Bilga police have arrested a migrant and booked his two unidentified accomplices for illegal sand mining. Investigating officer (IO) Ashwani Kumar said the suspect had been identified as Ravinder Chaudhary, a native of Jharkhand. In his complaint to the police, Jaswinder Singh, Junior Engineer-cum-Mining Inspector, Bist Doab, Jalandhar, said the suspect Accomplices booked; poclain machine, tipper seized and his two unidentified accomplices were indulging in extracting sand illegally using heavy machinery near Shudara village. The police impounded a poclain machine and a tipper. The IO said a case under Section 21 of the Punjab Mining Act and Sections 379 (theft), 411(dishonestly receiving stolen property) and 34 (committing crime with common intention) of the IPC was registered against the suspect and his two unidentified accomplices. The suspect was later released on bail. Pvt contractors not to Defying odds, Mundi Cholian farmer’s daughter scripts success story Visits village after being selected as judge, gets rousing welcome lift garbage from today WILL WORK FOR WELFARE Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Jalandhar, February 19 The city is already in a mess as there are piles of garbage everywhere. Now, private contractors have declared that they will stop lifting garbage from February 20. As per information, there are three contractors who had been holding meetings with the Municipal Corporation for get- ting work approvals. “Several meetings have been held with MC officials, but nothing has been done. We can’t execute work till we get approval,” one of the associates involved in waste lifting process in the city said. It is informed that waste would not be lifted from dumps at Nangal Shama, Rama Mandi, Maqsuda, Vikas Puri, Dakoha, BMC and Model Town. Jalandhar, February 19 Gurmeet Kaur (28), a farmer’s daughter, has become an inspiration for residents of Mundi Cholian and adjoining villages. She was selected as a judge from this nondescript village, which grabbed headlines during the floods last year. Gurmeet, who cleared PCS (Judicial) examination, was given a warm welcome at Mundi Cholian village and a special ceremony was also organised in this regard. OF RESIDENTS ❝I will work for the welfare of residents of my village. Gurmeet Kaur being welcomed at Mundi Cholian village. “Now, I will work for the welfare of the residents of my village. We suffered a lot during the floods. I will ensure c m y b that bundhs are strengthened so that we don’t have to suffer again,” said Gurmeet, daughter of a farmer Khem Singh. We suffered a lot during the floods. I will ensure that bundhs are strengthened so that we don’t have to suffer again. Gurmeet Kaur ❞ Kulwinder Singh, teacher from GMS, Mundi Cholian, who taught Gurmeet, said her success would definitely send a message across that just appearing for IELTS and moving abroad was not the achievement. “One should study hard and aspire to achieve a respectable position like Gurmeet”. Notably, paddy crop of Khem Singh was also destroyed in the flood waters. Due to the floods, Gurmeet, along with her family, had to live somewhere else because the water had entered the houses too. “That was one of the most important times because I was preparing for my interview. When the floods ravaged everything, I had to go and live with my sister in Moga. I was continuously thinking of our crops. Somehow, I managed to study and clear the exam,” she had earlier shared. “My father’s dream was to see me as a judge. I know there were financial constraints in the family. But, he never let me feel that. He always wanted me to stay focussed and I owe this success to him,” said Gurmeet.
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